It's a sad day when you earn the "Mother of the Day" award!!!
Our youngest has been telling me about this little program that they were having in class. He had a small part and they made pillowcase Indian costumes.
Then one of the moms called me last week and asked if I could possible make cookies for the party afterwards.
"Um yea! I am totally all over baking! Of course I would love to have a good reason to make more sugary goodness!" I gushed.
ACTUALLY I simply said yes I can and I will see you on Monday.
Sp the weekend came and went. And I blame it on being slightly sore from crazy running. Then Monday came and went.
You guessed it.
I totally FORGOT to make cookies. And I totally FORGOT to go see my baby in his skit!
What kind of mom does that? I mean I don't even have another job to blame it on. I just plain forgot because I didn't write it on the calendar.
No big elaborate excuse...I was just cleaning out our bedroom closet. Thank you dust bunnies and winter sweaters for distracting me from being a good mom!
I feel horrible about it. Who cares that they didn't get cookies. I missed his cute little face smiling at me while he said his part! And it wasn't the same when he put on his costume and said it at home later that day.
I am officially calling myself old and scatterbrained. I might as well go buy some depends and dentures.
Of course there is a very big chance that I might forget what those are for too!!!
Excuse me while I go drown my sorrows in a pan of Caramel Coconut Bars!!! It won't take the pain away...but it sure will taste good!
Wait! What was I going to do???
Caramel Coconut Bars recipe:
Recipe
Caramel Coconut Bars
Cake mix bars filled with chocolate, caramel, and coconut.
Ingredients
- 1 vanilla cake mix
- ⅓ cup butter, melted
- ⅓ cup milk
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 1 cup shredded coconut
- 1 cup caramel apple dip
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.. Lightly spray a 9×13 pan with baking spray.
- Combine cake mix, butter, and milk. Press half the batter into the pan. Sprinkle with chips and coconut.
- Warm the caramel dip in the microwave slightly. Drop caramel by tablespoons onto the top. Very carefully spread out the caramel. Crumble remaining dough over the top.
- Bake 25 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into 24 squares.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 24 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 194Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 12mgSodium: 225mgCarbohydrates: 30gFiber: 1gSugar: 21gProtein: 2g
Nutrition facts are an estimate and are not guaranteed to be accurate. If you need special diet advice, please see a registered dietician.
Monica
Yum! Coconut and caramel are such a great combination together.
Dru @ Teenage Cakeland
I love how easy these look! I'm sorry you missed your sons performance 🙁 All the more reason to make these!
Monica
Looks delicious! I love anything caramel and coconut. Yum.
Tiffany @ Eat at Home
Those bars look amazing and I love that they start with a cake mix.
Chip
Coming from one who once forgot to pick up his daughter from school...then remembering...rushing there to find her sitting on the curb at the deserted school...with tears down her face...I FEEL YOUR PAIN.
Lindsay
Oh no, I am so sorry that you forgot about this. This is most definitely happened to me. If I don't write it down, I will not remember it. Don't feel too bad, it comes along with having too much on our plate.
The bars look really delicious though. Thank you for sharing @ Show & Share, I am happy to have you!
Armstrong Family Fare
OH no...I bet you felt horrible. However, you're not a bad mom! :)The Caramel Coconut bars look delicious!Willa<br
Jamie
Oh no!! I bet your felt terrible. I will have to try this recipe.Would love to see you DIY Home Sweet home.JamieP.S. I love your name. That's the name we gave our baby girl.
rebekahdawn
The recipe sounds wonderful!
Jenna
Oh no, don't beat yourself up too bad we all do that. I have to write everything do two, in fact I write it down and have it on my email calender, double back up.
BTW those Caramel bars look amazing.
Thanks for sharing at Newlyweds Recipe Linky. Hope you have a wonderful thanksgiving.
Moore or Less Cooking
I am over from Chef in Training, these look so yummy! There will be a lot more up days!!
Nettie
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust
So sorry about that - it's so easy to forget things that aren't written down. If I don't write it down I forget in 5 minutes. These bars look awesome though!!!
Erin
These look wonderful. And sorry about your day. Yoikes!
The Miller Five
Oh man! Nothing like the guilt of missing something for your kids. That's an awful feeling. So sorry. At least you had your yummy goodness to help cheer you up! How did your race go?
Aimee
I'm so sorry to hear you're a bad mom. Wait, that came out wrong...
On the bright side, I know what you need for Christmas (depends and dentures)!
Hang in there, we've all had moments like this 🙂
Brandi
Aww! I am so sorry to hear about this. 🙁
How was the mudder race?